Green tea manufacturing & sales 
                                    Established in 1994. Green tea leaves grown and processed in North East Victoria.
                            Company Ownership
                    Ito En Australia Pty Ltd
                
                AUS
    
    
    
    
    
                
        Ito En Ltd
        
        
    owns 100% of Ito En Australia Pty Ltd
        
    JPN
    
    
    Green tea products
                    Japan's largest green tea distributor.
            Company Assessment
            (Last updated Aug 2025)        
        
        
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         Organic products
        Organic products
    
    
        This company manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
    
            Source: ACO
                                    (2022)
                            
        
    
         APCO member
        APCO member
    
    
        Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice). This company is listed as an APCO member, but has not published an APCO Annual Report (as of July 2025).
    
            Source: APCO
                                    (2025)
                            
        
    
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         CDP Water Security score of A
        CDP Water Security score of A
    
    
        In 2024, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security score of A.
    
            Source: CDP
                                    (2024)
                            
        
    
         CDP Climate Change score of B
        CDP Climate Change score of B
    
    
        In 2024, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of B.
    
            Source: CDP
                                    (2024)
                            
        
    
         Animal Testing
        Animal Testing
    
    
        This company appears on PETA's list of food and beverage companies that tests on animals, signifying that: it has not signed PETA's Statement of Assurance document; has definitively conducted, funded, commissioned, or allowed animal testing that is not explicitly required by law or by written requirements by government agencies; and has not adequately resolved this issue in private discussions with PETA.
    
            Source: PETA
                                    (2024)
                            
        
    
         High ESG Risk
        High ESG Risk
    
    
        Sustainalytics, a top ESG research firm, evaluates environmental, social, and governance risks for over 16,000 companies. Its ESG Risk Rating reflects how much risk a company faces in its industry and how well it manages those risks. The final score includes both unmanaged and unmanageable risks, and companies are rated on a scale from negligible (0-10) to severe (40+). This company received an ESG Risk Rating of 30.9, placing it in the "high risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
    
            Source: Sustainalytics
                                    (2025)
                            
        
    
         Non-GMO products in USA
        Non-GMO products in USA
    
    
        This company has products that have been verified as compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
    
            Source: Non-GMO Project
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         Sustainability management claims
        Sustainability management claims
    
    
        This company has sustainability management claims on its website.
    
            Source: company website
                                    (2020)
                            
        
    
Company Details
Type:
                Wholly-owned subsidiary
                                        Founded:
                1994
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Products / Brands
Ito En Australia
                Ito En
                                Iced Tea
                
                                                        
            
             
                    